We all know that we should eat right. But diet, like exercise, alcohol consumption, and other aspects of our health, often takes a backseat to other things. However, a new study points to the fact that avoiding certain foods can have huge benefits when it comes to promoting health. Specifically, this study focused on the impact that certain inflammatory foods can have.
Inflammatory foods include those that are fried, soda, and other things high in refined sugars. Diets that avoided these types of foods and were high in antioxidants and fiber tended to help reduce inflammation within the body. Overall, this led to a much better prognosis when it came to long term health.
What this research team found was quite alarming. Those that had diets with a high level of inflammatory food and drink put people at a much higher risk of stroke and heart disease. High inflammation diets saw people suffer a 46 percent higher risk of heart disease and a 28 percent higher risk of stroke. This study once again highlights the importance of small changes in your diet and the long term repercussions that poor diet can have.
Certain foods are okay for some people, but not everyone. In fact, some foods can cause pain, joint inflammation, and even increase the risk of disease in some people, and have little to no impact on others. Figuring out what foods your body can tolerate and which you cannot is often a difficult, painstakingly slow process, but it does have big benefits when it comes to improving health.
If this is something that you’re interested in learning more about, speaking with a doctor or a nutritionist can be a good way to get started. It’s important that any lifestyle changes that you make are done in a safe way, and doing this with the supervision of a professional is the smartest way to approach a big change in your diet. Even though the goal is better health, it is often far too easy to make a mistake and end up doing more harm than good.
The research was conducted by the American College of Cardiology. Their results were recently published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
As I mentioned right at the beginning of this piece, diet is just a small part of our overall health. It’s important, but it’s not the only thing that we can do to help ourselves live a healthier, happier life. If you have questions about how you can start taking steps right now to live a better quality of life, speak with a medical professional. There are always things that we can do to make things better regardless of age, health, or lifestyle.
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